First Nine Weeks
Clarifying Objective
Focus
Resources
8.H.1
Apply historical thinking to understand the creation and development of North Carolina and the United States.


8.H.1.1
Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues.


8.H.1.2
Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.

*Declaration of Independence* Mecklenburg Resolves
  • Mayflower Compact
*Halifax Resolves
8.H.1.3
Use primary and secondary sources to interpret
various historical perspectives.

  • Declaration of Independence
  • Mecklenburg Resolves
  • Mayflower Compact
*John White's journal
*John White's Maps
8.H.1.4
Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of
sources used to construct historical narratives (e.g.formulate historical questions, gather data from avariety of sources, evaluate and interpret data andsupport interpretations with historical evidence).

Reading Strategies
  • question
  • clarify
  • inferencing
8.H.1.5
Analyze the relationship between historical context
and decision-making.

Compare and contrast the ideas of John Locke and the Dec of Indep
8.C&G.1
Apply historical thinking to understand the creation and development of North Carolina and the United States.


8.C&G.1.1
Summarize democratic ideals expressed in local, state, and national government (e.g. limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, republicanism, federalism and individual rights).
US Constitution
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
8.G.1.1
Explain how location and place have presented
opportunities and challenges for the movement ofpeople, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and theUnited States.
Native American
Kinzawa Dam
Farming

8.G.1.2
Understand the human and physical characteristicsof regions in North Carolina and the United States(e.g. physical features, culture, politicalorganization and ethnic make-up).


8.G.1.3
Explain how human and environmental interaction
affected quality of life and settlement patterns inNorth Carolina and the United States (e.g.environmental disasters, infrastructuredevelopment, coastal restoration and alternativesources of energy).

  • Johnny Cash, As Long as the Grass Shall Grow.
  • Native American
  • Kinzawa Dam
  • Farming
8.C.1
Understand how different cultures influenced North Carolina and the United States


8.C.1.1
Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Columbian exchange, slavery and the decline of the American Indian populations.